公开(公告)号：US20170373884A1

公开(公告)日：2017-12-28

申请号：US15640681

申请日：2017-07-03

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Ganesh Srinivasa Bhat ,  Stanley Ho ,  Manpreet Singh Sandhu ,  Moiz Alam ,  Subrat Mohanty

IPC: H04L12/46 ,  H04L12/931 ,  H04L12/935 ,  H04L29/06

CPC classification number: H04L12/4666 ,  H04L49/208 ,  H04L49/3009 ,  H04L63/0254 ,  H04L63/101

Abstract: A method for specialized processing of data in a port-extended network comprises receiving, by the control node of the port-extended network, a data frame that includes, at a first field of the data frame, information indicative of an incoming port at which the data frame was received, the first field having been inserted by a satellite node associated with the port. The method also comprises determining that one or more packets of a frame require specialized processing, and replacing the information contained in the first field with information indicative of the specialized processing. The method further comprises replacing information contained in a second field with information indicative of an outgoing port of a second satellite node of the port-extended network. A modified data frame is transmitted onto the port-extended network, the modified data frame that includes the information indicative of the specialized processing in the first field.

公开(公告)号：US11516150B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-29

申请号：US16833770

申请日：2020-03-30

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Linda T. Cheng ,  Manpreet Singh Sandhu ,  Subrat Mohanty ,  Ali Ahmad Tareen ,  Ganesh Srinivasa Bhat

IPC: H04L49/00 ,  H04L49/10 ,  H04L45/74 ,  H04L49/60

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed. The method comprises: designating a first plurality of links from a first stack segment to a second stack segment as a first etherchannel link; designating a second plurality of links from the first stack segment to a third stack segment as a second etherchannel link, where the second stack segment and the third stack segment are in communication with a fourth stack segment; designating the first etherchannel link and the second etherchannel link as members of a hierarchical etherchannel link; and sending a packet from the first stack segment to the fourth stack segment using the hierarchical etherchannel link.

公开(公告)号：US10305700B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-28

申请号：US15640681

申请日：2017-07-03

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Ganesh Srinivasa Bhat ,  Stanley Ho ,  Manpreet Singh Sandhu ,  Moiz Alam ,  Subrat Mohanty

IPC: H04L12/46 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/931 ,  H04L12/935

Abstract: A method for specialized processing of data in a port-extended network comprises receiving, by the control node of the port-extended network, a data frame that includes, at a first field of the data frame, information indicative of an incoming port at which the data frame was received, the first field having been inserted by a satellite node associated with the port. The method also comprises determining that one or more packets of a frame require specialized processing, and replacing the information contained in the first field with information indicative of the specialized processing. The method further comprises replacing information contained in a second field with information indicative of an outgoing port of a second satellite node of the port-extended network. A modified data frame is transmitted onto the port-extended network, the modified data frame that includes the information indicative of the specialized processing in the first field.

公开(公告)号：US20190007262A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-03

申请号：US15637146

申请日：2017-06-29

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Linda T. Cheng ,  Manpreet Singh Sandhu ,  Subrat Mohanty ,  Ali Ahmad Tareen ,  Ganesh Srinivasa Bhat ,  Jimit Maheta

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/933 ,  H04L12/823 ,  H04L12/947

CPC classification number: H04L41/0803 ,  H04L41/0813 ,  H04L41/12 ,  H04L47/32 ,  H04L49/15 ,  H04L49/25

Abstract: Methods and systems for configuring a first switch for frontside networking. The method includes: discovering the capabilities of a second switch connected to the first switch, where the capabilities include frontside stacking; changing a port on the first switch connected to the second switch from a standard port to a frontside stacking port; discovering a topology of a network containing the first switch and the second switch; and creating a drop table having entries for at least the first switch and the second switch.

公开(公告)号：US09729422B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-08

申请号：US14656840

申请日：2015-03-13

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Sanjay Kumar Hooda ,  Venkatabalakrishnan Krishnamurthy ,  Tushar J. Patel ,  Ganesh Srinivasa Bhat

IPC: G01R31/08 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04L12/24

CPC classification number: H04L43/16 ,  H04L41/0853 ,  H04L43/04 ,  H04L43/10

Abstract: A feature trace capability may be provided for features including, but not limited to, automatic quality of service (auto QoS), power over Ethernet (PoE), and fabric compatibility. A network command may be implemented with the capability to validate features across a network path or the network as a whole. The output of this network command may result in the display of details about supported features. Such a command may also result in a listing of what devices require upgrades to support any number of features of interest. Embodiments of the feature trace capability may be configured such that the query gets terminated once a final subnet (or endpoint) is reached. Alternatively, the feature trace capability may be configured such that the query gets terminated after a maximum hop count, or trace total (trace_ttl) is reached. Such a limit may prevent the continuous flooding of the network.

公开(公告)号：US20160359641A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-08

申请号：US14565556

申请日：2014-12-10

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Ganesh Srinivasa Bhat ,  Stanley Ho ,  Manpreet Singh Sandhu ,  Moiz Alam ,  Subrat Mohanty

IPC: H04L12/46 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/743 ,  H04L12/935 ,  H04L12/721

CPC classification number: H04L12/4666 ,  H04L49/208 ,  H04L49/3009 ,  H04L63/0254 ,  H04L63/101

Abstract: A method for specialized processing of data in a port-extended network comprises receiving, by the control node of the port-extended network, a data frame that includes, at a first field of the data frame, information indicative of an incoming port at which the data frame was received, the first field having been inserted by a satellite node associated with the port. The method also comprises determining that one or more packets of a frame require specialized processing, and replacing the information contained in the first field with information indicative of the specialized processing. The method further comprises replacing information contained in a second field with information indicative of an outgoing port of a second satellite node of the port-extended network. A modified data frame is transmitted onto the port-extended network, the modified data frame that includes the information indicative of the specialized processing in the first field.

Abstract translation: 用于在端口扩展网络中对数据进行专门处理的方法包括：由端口扩展网络的控制节点接收数据帧，该数据帧在数据帧的第一字段处包括指示进入端口的信息， 接收到数据帧，第一个字段已被与该端口相关联的卫星节点插入。 该方法还包括确定帧的一个或多个分组需要专门的处理，并且用指示专门处理的信息替换包含在第一字段中的信息。 所述方法还包括用包含所述端口扩展网络的第二卫星节点的输出端口的信息替换包含在第二字段中的信息。 将经修改的数据帧发送到端口扩展网络，修改后的数据帧包括指示第一字段中的专门处理的信息。